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Bancosol urgently needs oil, milk and tinned food for next "Operación Kilo"

Bancosol urgently needs oil, milk and tinned food for next "Operación Kilo"

The food bank will carry out its spring collection across selected large supermarket chains in the province on two weekends in April

JUAN SOTO

Friday, 29 March 2019, 12:38

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The Costa del Sol food bank, Bancosol, is in urgent need of olive oil, milk and food in tins and jars to keep up with the demand it is facing. Around 48,000 families rely on its network of 198 food bank associations across the province.

On Monday, the treasurer of the charity, Diego Vázquez, explained that this year's so-called "Operación Kilo" collection, to take place on two weekends in April, will aim to beat the 215,500 kilos of non-perishable food that was collected last year. Volunteers will be at Carrefour stores on 5-6 April and Mercadona, Maskom and Eroski will be participating on 26-27 of April.

During a launch event, Vázquez thanked the Unicaja foundation and the other organisations supporting the initiative. Around 1,400 volunteers and 99 supermarkets all over the province will take part.

Vázquez also gave more details of the organisation's programme in schools which aims to combat food waste. "Forty per cent of the food that is wasted is at home," he said. In addition, he announced that the next Gran Recogida, which is the largest food-gathering campaign of the year, will take place on 22 and 23 November.

The head of Social Solidarity and Education for Unicaja foundation, Ana Cabrera, reaffirmed her commitment to Bancosol. She explained that the charity represents "the most positive face of Malaga society" and is beginning to tackle the struggle of social exclusion and help more vulnerable people.

Following suit, Maskom's founder, Sergio Cuberos, thanked Bancosol for including them in the initiative, as it helps them develop their social responsibility activity.

Likewise, Mercadona's external relations manager, Francisco Rodríguez, praised the volunteers collecting the food from the public, "who are the real stars".

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